Mohan Bhaira Memorial Award
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| Mohan Bhaira Memorial Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Conferred on folk artistes of rural areas |
| Location | Swahid Bhawan, Nalbari, Assam |
| Country | India |
| Presented by | Nalbari district unit of All Assam Students' Union |
| Reward(s) | ₹10000, Seleng sadar, Jaapi and Gamosa |
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Last awarded | 2021 |
| Highlights | |
| Total awarded | 11 |
| First winner | Purnya Prava Dutta Tamuly |
| Last winner | Harekrishna Talukdar |
Mohan Bhaira Memorial Award is an award constituted by the Nalbari district unit of All Assam Students' Union and Nalbari Zila Unnati Sabha. This award ceremony held on February 1 coinciding with the death anniversary of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award-winning Bhaona artist Mohan Chandra Barman, better known as Mohan Bhaira after whom the award has been named after. It is being conferred for outstanding contribution in folk arts and specially reserved for the folk artistes of rural areas.
It was started in 2009 and Purnya Prava Dutta Tamuly was first awardee. Flautist Harekrishna Talukdar who received this award in 2021 is last awardee. This award was not declared in 2019 and 2020 due to the Citizenship Amendment Act protests and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.
The award carries a cash prize of ₹10000, a shawl (Seleng sadar), a Jaapi and a Gamosa.[1][2]
Recipients
[edit]| Serial No. | Name | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purnya Prava Dutta Tamuly | 2009 |
| 2 | Sitaram Ray | 2010 |
| 3 | Muktaram Baruah Ojah | 2011 |
| 4 | Manik Saikia Ojah | 2012 |
| 5 | Ruhin Rabha | 2013 |
| 6 | Dwijen Gogoi | 2014 |
| 7 | Prabhat Sarma | 2015 |
| 8 | Hari Barbayan | 2016 |
| 9 | Ramcharan Bharali | 2017 |
| 10 | Loknath Kutum | 2018 |
| 11 | Harekrishna Talukdar | 2021 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Mohan Bhaira Memorial Award, 2011 presented to Harekrishna Talukdar". The Assam Tribune. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Mohan Bhaira award presented to Hari Bara Barbayan". The Sentinel. Retrieved 29 March 2021.